19.2.1. gy. B2 (példák)

catch verb /kætʃ/ *(caught, caught) 5 rajtakap, tetten ér [T]

He caught her reading his old love letters.

She was caught cheating in the exam.

catch verb /kætʃ/ *(caught, caught) 6 elfog, elkap (pl. bűnözőt) [T]

These terrorists must be caught.

hold verb /həʊld/ [T] *(held, held) 5 (erőszakkal) tart vkit vhol, fogva tart

The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months.

I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room.

investigate verb /ɪnˈves.tɪ.geɪt/ [I or T] vizsgál, kivizsgál; nyomoz, kutat (bűnügyet, balesetet, visszaélést, stb.)

Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior executives.

We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred.

search verb /sɜːtʃ/ 3 motoz, megmotoz (rendőrség/hatóság illegális dolgok/ember után) [T]

They were searched at the airport.

The men were searched for drugs and then released.

suspect verb /səˈspekt/ [T] 2 gyanúsít vkit, gyanakszik vkire

No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband.

The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

arrest noun /əˈrest/ [C or U] letartóztatás

Police made twenty arrests at yesterday's demonstration.

She was stopped outside the shop and placed/put under arrest.

inspector noun /ɪnˈspek.tər/ [C] 2 felügyelő (rendőri rang)

Inspector Blake

investigation noun /ɪnˌves.tɪˈgeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] vizsgálat, nyomozás

to carry out/hold an investigation

An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of a thirteen-year-old boy.

a full/thorough investigation of the incident

Currently, the individuals who might have caused the accident are subject to/under investigation.

investigator noun /ɪnˈves.tɪˌgeɪ.tər/ [C] nyomozó; vizsgálatot végző személy

a private investigator

police investigators

proof noun /pruːf/ [U] bizonyíték

She showed us her passport as proof of her identity.

Do they have any proof that it was Hampson who stole the goods?

Keep your receipt as proof of purchase.

suspect noun /ˈsʌs.pekt/ [C] gyanúsított

He's the prime suspect in the murder case.

suspicious adjective /səˈspɪʃ.əs/ 1 gyanús, gyanúra okot adó

suspicious behaviour/circumstances

His wife became suspicious after finding blood in their car.

The fire at the bank is being treated as suspicious.

It's a bit suspicious that no one knows where he was at the time of the murder.

There's a suspicious-looking van parked at the end of the road.

Phrasal verbs:

get away /get/ 1 elmenekül

We walked to the next beach to get away from the crowds.

tie up ↔ sb/sth /taɪ/ összekötöz, megkötöz, megköt, kiköt (hogy ne tudjon elmenni)

The two members of staff were tied up during the robbery.

The horses were tied up outside.